How to Find a Queen Honey Bee | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 44

[@kellymoore4517]

Great plan.

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

Thank you!

[@BakerBees]

Another Great Video. Thanks

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

Appreciate the kind words!

[@8pumpkin18]

More good video from y'all

[@ApisMelliferaLinguistica]

Very helpful tips, and thank you!

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

You're very welcome! Thanks for tuning in.

[@ApisMelliferaLinguistica]

@UFHoneyBeeLab1 update: I was able to finally find my queen thanks to your tips!! Thank you so much

[@gene-sloca]

Thank you for sharing your time and information.

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

Thank you for taking the time to watch!

[@patgallant-charette]

Thank you for posting another great video.

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

You're very welcome!

[@Manuherikiabeekeeping]

😂 i went into two colony's to mark the queens and I couldn't find them for love or money 😂 as soon as I pulled that damn pen out😂 single brood management with a queen excluder on both colony's and you'd think it would be simple but nope 😂 great video 👍👋

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

The queen has a way of disappearing when you need her, doesn't she? 😂

[@Xray.71]

These vids are awesome! I share the hell outta them with friends. I thought the nurse bees clean the paint of the queen? How many bees are in a deep box and how many are in mediums (just estimates)? Thanks!🇺🇸🫡🐝

[@UFHoneyBeeLab1]

Thank you for your kind words and your questions! Worker bees can clean the paint off a queen, but usually just when the paint is still wet when she is introduced back into the hive. Over time the mark can fade and be wiped away, but if it's a good mark it should last for almost a year before visibility starts to diminish. To answer your next question, ~24,000 in a strong deep box and ~16,000 in a strong medium super. This works on the assumption that you can have ~1215 adult bees on one side of one deep frame and ~785 adult bees on one side of one medium frame. Remember, there are 20 sides of frames in a 10-frame box (each frame having two sides). Thus, I just multiplied 20 x 1215 = 24,300 and 20 x 785 = 15,700. You can see these estimates of bees/frame here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.03

[@8pumpkin18]

@@UFHoneyBeeLab1 can I mark with testors model paint and straightened paperclip